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questingly Definition


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quest
noun
    1. A search or hunt.
    2. A journey, especially one undertaken by a medieval knight, that involves searching for something (eg the Holy Grail) or achieving some goal and often resulting in various adventures which bring about some form self-improvement or self-discovery, etc.
      Thesaurus: mission, expedition, journey, pilgrimage, crusade, pursuit, search.
    3. The object of a search; an aim or goal.
verb, intr quested, questing
    1. To search about; to roam around in search of it.
      Form: quest after something (usually)
      Form: quest for something
    2. Said of a dog: to search for game.
Derivative: quester
noun
    Derivative: questing
    adj, noun
      Derivative: questingly
      adverb
        Idiom: in quest of something
          In the process of looking for it.
        Etymology: 14c: from Latin quaerere to seek.



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